Donald Kaufman / TruthdigFeb 14, 2014
Comcast has proposed a $45.2 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable that could create a corporate beast of disastrous proportions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 24, 2013
A UC Berkeley study published earlier in 2013 showed links between wealth and selfish, anti-social behavior. The damning results are worth repeating. Compared with their poorer counterparts, wealthier participants consistently took more candy from children, cheated at games for petty cash prizes, lied during negotiations, stole at work and endorsed unethical behavior. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 5, 2012
While Mitt Romney tries to make us believe socialism is evil, working mothers in France are evidence to the contrary; several stories about employers insisting their employees vote for Romney have come to light; meanwhile, activists in Guatemala are peacefully protesting mining in San José del Golfo in spite of violence against them. These discoveries and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 17, 2011
Attorneys general from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington have all come out in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring T-Mobile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 2, 2011
Former Vice President Dick Cheney launched his memoir this week, and on Tuesday, Lawrence Wilkerson, our Truthdigger of the Week, said he would be willing to testify in criminal court against Cheney should the opportunity ever arise.Lawrence Wilkerson, our Truthdigger of the Week, says he would be willing to testify in criminal court against Dick Cheney should the opportunity ever arise. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 31, 2011
The U.S. Justice Department sued Wednesday to prevent AT&T's hoped-for merger with T-Mobile, a $39 billion deal that would create the largest telephone carrier in the country with almost 130 million subscribers. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 10, 2011
Hasbro, in an effort to take some of the sting out of capitalism-as-play, has come up with a new version of the classic board game that turns over much of the work -- rolling dice, keeping track of cash, monitoring player movements -- to a talking, infrared nanny tower that sits in the middle of the board. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2010
Even after the economic crash and subsequent scrutiny of Wall Street, a circle of big banks has managed to maintain a monopoly on derivatives trading and keep a cloak of secrecy over its process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 29, 2009
A long-rumored partnership between software giant Microsoft and Internet giant Yahoo has come to pass. In an effort to tag-team Google, Microsoft will combine its new Bing search engine with Yahoo's vast advertising empire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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